Movie

The Girl by the Lake

2007 · 95 min

A quiet, mournful procedural that settles over you like cold lake mist, more interested in the weight of grief than in shocks.

Overview: A cop investigates the murder of a beautiful teen girl left naked by a lake.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, guilt, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
guilt
isolation
family
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild